get photo library off iPhone6
I have tried the suggestion of making an empty folder for upload & using iTunes to remove the photo library from my phone, but it doesn't work. Half of my GBs are being used up! Help please...
I have tried the suggestion of making an empty folder for upload & using iTunes to remove the photo library from my phone, but it doesn't work. Half of my GBs are being used up! Help please...
If you want to remove the photos after import, be sure to select the option "Delete photos after import".
It might be worth checking if you have icloud photo library turned on you can check that in settings>iCloud>photos you can find more information about iCloud Photo Library by clicking on this link iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support
There are no photos in my phone, I have even cleared the "recently deleted" images.
Yet under Storage - Usage, it shows Photos & Camera are using 8.3 GB as "Photo Library"
So just to conform you have tried the steps from this link Delete photos and video synced from iTunes when you can’t access the originals - Apple Support ?
Also does it show that photos is using 8.3Gb in iTunes as well ?
Yes & did it again just now.
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Yes, over half the storage bar is pink with "photos"
Oh ok I thought the settings app on the iPhone might have been displaying the incorrect info but if iTunes is showing 8.3GB of photos they are still definitely there somewhere next I would recommend changing the date back on your phone to something like the year 2000 and then check the messages app and the albums section in the photos app to see if any photos show up if they do delete them and then change the date back to the current date you can change the date in settings >general>date&time if that fails you may need to consider backing up your phone and then restoring it to factory settings keeping in mind if you restore the backup it may bring back the problem so its probably best to restore it as new and then test to make sure the photos are not there then restore the backup and check again I've put some links below that may be helpful you may not need them all but definitely do a backup before a restore.
Hope this helps
To Backup = How to back up your devices using iCloud or iTunes - Apple Support
To Restore = Use iTunes to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support
To Reset Your Apple ID Password = https://iforgot.apple.com/
To Find Out What Your Apple ID Is = https://iforgot.apple.com/appleid
I don't see a way to change the date on my iPhone6... I turned the "set automatically" off and see no way to change the date on that screen.
I did a complete "restore" & the 8.3 GB of photo space all loaded up again in iTunes. But does not show up on the iPhone6 collections.
get photo library off iPhone6